# omnipotent
## English
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle English omnipotent(e), from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɒmˈnɪpətənt/
* Hyphenation: om‧ni‧po‧tent
* Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

omnipotent (comparative more omnipotent, superlative most omnipotent)
* Having unlimited power, force or authority.
    Synonyms: almighty, all-powerful
    Coordinate terms: omnipresent, all-present; omniscient, all-knowing
** 1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, pages 16–17:All the spirits of the elements bowed down before him; but the future was still hidden from his eyes, and Death was omnipotent.
* (biology) Describing a cell (especially a stem cell) that is capable of developing into any type of cell or forming any type of tissue (also called a totipotent cell).
    Coordinate term: pluripotent
* (archaic) Arrant.

#### Related terms

* omnipotence
* omnipotency
* omnipotentiality

#### Translations
### Noun

omnipotent (plural omnipotents)
* An omnipotent being.

### Further reading

* “omnipotent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
* “omnipotent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
* “omnipotent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin omnipotentem (“almighty”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [um.ni.puˈten]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [om.ni.poˈtent]

### Adjective

omnipotent m or f (masculine and feminine plural omnipotents)
* omnipotent

#### Related terms

* omnipotència

### Further reading

* “omnipotent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “omnipotent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “omnipotent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “omnipotent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Danish
### Adjective

omnipotent (neuter omnipotent, plural and definite singular attributive omnipotente)
* omnipotent, almighty
    Synonym: almægtig

#### Related terms

* omnipotens

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Old French omnipotent, from. From Latin omnipotentem (“almighty”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɔm.ni.pɔ.tɑ̃/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

omnipotent (feminine omnipotente, masculine plural omnipotents, feminine plural omnipotentes)
* omnipotent

### Further reading

* “omnipotent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## German
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɔmnipoˈtɛnt]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: om‧ni‧po‧tent

### Adjective

omnipotent (strong nominative masculine singular omnipotenter, not comparable)
* omnipotent
    Synonym: allmächtig

#### Related terms

* Omnipotenz

### Further reading

* “omnipotent” in Duden online
* “omnipotent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Old French
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin omnipotēns (“almighty”). By surface analysis, omni- +‎ potent.

### Adjective

omnipotent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular omnipotent or omnipotente)
* omnipotent
** 13th century, Unknown, La Vie de Saint Laurent, page 13, column 2, line 30:car tu es Deu omnipotentbecause you are the omnipotent God

#### Descendants

* French: omnipotent

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin omnipotēns.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌom.ni.poˈtent/
* Hyphenation: om‧ni‧po‧tent

### Adjective

omnipotent m or n (feminine singular omnipotentă, masculine plural omnipotenți, feminine and neuter plural omnipotente)
* omnipotent
    Synonym: atotputernic

#### Related terms

* omnipotență

### References

* omnipotent in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)